Tarnow Criminal LawRichmond, BC · April 1, 2022Mandatory Minimums: Recalibrating sentencing initiatives in Canada
Systemic racism is alive and well in the Canadian judicial system. A refreshed approach to sentencing is long over due. Bill C-5 seeks to do just that – by repealing Mandatory Minimum Penalties (“MMP”) for 14 offences in the Criminal Code, and all six MMP’s in the Controlled Drug and Substances Act. Statistics demonstrate that...
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